He says the issues the Department of Corrections is citing for placing the supervisors on administrative leave doesn't add up.

“For the three top administrators to lose their positions or be demoted speaks of something more serious, but we just don't know how serious,” said Friedmann.

Channel 4 has asked the Department of Corrections for specifics, but so far answers aren't being provided.

“People have the right to know what is going on in the state prison system. We have a huge state prison system in Tennessee. We spend about one billion dollars a year on it which is an enormous amount, and I think we need some accountability for what we are paying for,” said Friedmann.

The Department of Corrections confirmed in a statement that Jordan has been reassigned as the Assistant Warden at Riverbend Maximum Security Prison.

"This was a role that she previously held and was quite successful in this position," said spokeswoman Neysa Taylor in a statement. "The level of oversight and responsibilities for an Associate Warden are quite different from that of a Warden. Mrs. Jordan fared well in the Associate Warden's role before and we believe she will be successful in that role again."

Friedmann sees that transfer as a serious problem.

“It’s a concern when you discipline a warden at one facility and then they simply move them to another facility. You are just moving a problem around rather than addressing the problem,” said Friedmann.

According to Transparent Tennessee, an online state employee salary database, Jordan is around $61,000 per year.

According to the same website, wardens for the Department of Correction made between $90,216 and $96,132 annually.

A social worker speaks with News 4 about why she believes the state needs to reform its Safekeeper Law. Under the law, those awaiting trial in county jails across the state can be moved to a state prison if that jail cannot treat an inmate's medical condition.

A social worker speaks with News 4 about why she believes the state needs to reform its Safekeeper Law. Under the law, those awaiting trial in county jails across the state can be moved to a state prison if that jail cannot treat an inmate's medical condition.

A mother and her six-year-old daughter were transported to the hospital after a man crashed his pickup truck into their home early Saturday morning. The incident occurred on Horn Tavern Road in Fairview. Tennessee Highway Patrol officers are currently searching for the suspect, who ran from the scene on foot.

A mother and her six-year-old daughter were transported to the hospital after a man crashed his pickup truck into their home early Saturday morning. The incident occurred on Horn Tavern Road in Fairview. Tennessee Highway Patrol officers are currently searching for the suspect, who ran from the scene on foot.

Airline employee Denice Miracle is credited with saving two teenage girls from a human trafficking plot. She said she first noticed something was wrong when the girls approached the check-in counter with their bags -- but no ID.

Airline employee Denice Miracle is credited with saving two teenage girls from a human trafficking plot. She said she first noticed something was wrong when the girls approached the check-in counter with their bags -- but no ID.

Minutes from meetings attended by the executive director of the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency show he was not in attendance, yet he received per diem, reimbursement of gas mileage and hotels in order to attend those meetings.

Minutes from meetings attended by the executive director of the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency show he was not in attendance, yet he received per diem, reimbursement of gas mileage and hotels in order to attend those meetings.